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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
Read the rule:
7.08 Any runner is out when—
(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from his baseline to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s baseline is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely;
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In all the associations I belonged to in Southern California, it was referred to as “basepath”.
From: BASEBALL RULES by Major League Baseball and have been reproduced - without any alteration - by Baseball Almanac:
"7.08 Any runner is out when-
(a) (1) He runs more than three feet away from a direct line between bases to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball; or..."
Where did YOUR 7.08 come from?
Bob